The big rod goes, and the small rod receives. This matter is not only Emperor Shun in ancient times, Zeng Shen himself has a deep experience.

It is said that he once served his parents and did his best. Once, Zeng Shen's father once asked him to go to the melon field to hoe weeds, and Zeng Shen accidentally hoeed a melon seedling.

Zeng Dian thought that his son was inattentive, so he beat him with a stick. Because the shot was too heavy, Zeng Shen was knocked unconscious.

When Zeng Shen woke up, he was not angry because he was beaten by mistake. When Confucius learned of this, he taught him: "The small rod will be accepted, and the big rod will go.

"If the rod is not taken away, and the father is beaten to death in a fit of rage, the father will be notorious and will be regretted for the rest of his life. At that time, Zeng Shen confessed: "It's a big crime to participate! With the lesson of that time, Zeng Shen was able to achieve a change.

There are not many people who know about this, and Qingji is just one of them. As for Zeng Shen, where is he embarrassed to make this matter public?

And Emperor Shun is miserable, but he is still a person of filial piety. Emperor Shun encountered many misfortunes in his childhood. He lost his mother at the age of five, and he was very affectionate with Grip Deng, and his father, who was also very doting on Shun, listened to and believed it.

Especially after the stepmother gave birth to her younger brother Xiang, Shun suffered a lot of flesh and skin and was abused. Shun's stepmother was naturally jealous and perverse when she was a girl, because she was stubborn and willful, others called her willful daughter, so she was called

"The Girl". It was difficult for the eldest girl to marry, and others matched him, and the dead wife had a difficult life, and he couldn't take care of a lot, so he married a woman.

After Rensheng gave birth to a son, she saw that Shun was extraordinary, intelligent, and stronger than the elephant, so she was very jealous, and regarded Shun as a thorn in her eye and a thorn in her flesh, and often said bad things about Shun in front of Shun, provoking and dividing the relationship between Shun and Shun's father and son.

The blind and blind man has a hot liver, he beats Shun at every turn, he uses what he gets, he grits his teeth when he fights, and he will never give up until he breaks the skin and flesh.

Normally, when Su Su picked up a big stick to hit Shun, Shun fled; If he was beaten with a small stick, Shun would stand still and let him be beaten.

It wasn't until he was tired and scolded that he left, hid in a no-man's land, and cried bitterly to his dead mother...... Emperor Shun and Zeng Shen are probably models of filial piety.

In the face of Zeng Shen's statement, Gongzi Xun, who is also a scholar of Confucianism, law, and fame, has completely different opinions, so he retorted: "What you say is a big miao! ”

"The criminal law of the state should be a restriction on the people of the country by the king."

"The father kills his son, and the ruler punishes him with unkindness; If the son kills his father, he will be punished with the crime of unfilial piety, and only in this way will it be fair! ”

"If the descendants do not obey the discipline and contradict the elder, the elder can sue the official for reprimand, but not lynching, otherwise where is the law of the land?" After a pause, Gongzi said solemnly: "In the past, when the national law was not yet established, the clans of the people often had family laws. ”

"In their view, family law takes precedence over national law. So that the clan elder can dispose of the offender at will, how can this be reasonable? ”

"It is unfilial for a son to kill his father. It is unmerciful for a father to kill his son. ”

"Parents teach, and they must listen; Parental responsibility must be accepted. This is irrefutable, but private law should be abolished in favor of the law of the land! ”

"If there is a person who uses lynching, the law of the country is ruthless, and it should be punished together!" Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar.

Zeng Shen opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but before he could say anything, Zuo Qiu Ming, who was sitting not far away, couldn't help it, immediately got up, frowned coldly at Gongzi Xun, and said, "What you say is a fallacy!" ”

"When the elders teach their children, they must listen respectfully and not take them lightly, and they must act in accordance with the teachings of the elders."

"If the elder thinks that the offspring have made a mistake and criticizes or reprimands, the offspring should be obedient and bear the fault, and should not disobey the elder and make them sad."

"Children and grandchildren must be respectful to their elders at all times, and they should show a pleasant appearance."

"Even if the Elder is at fault, he must be admonished appropriately, but he must not go against the Lord's will."

"Obedience and non-disobedience are the greatest virtues of the offspring. Do you approve of these? Gongzixun nodded and said, "Approved." ”

"The law of the country is greater than the law of the family, is it recognized?"

"Recognition."

"So, if the elder adds sticks to his children and grandchildren, is it illegal?"

"This ...... The addition of sticks is a lynching and a crime! ”

"Ridiculous!" Zuo Qiu Ming grasped a flaw and said sharply: "Don't you hear that there is a filial son under the stick?" ”

"Who has not been punished by his superiors since he was a child? If the Son does not teach, the Father is guilty. Why? It's because the tutoring is not strict! A drowning child is like a harmful child! ”

"With a stick, it is a small punishment and a big precept, if the descendants resist, it is unfilial!"

"What is the justifiable defense?"

"Good!"

"Color!" Zuo Qiu Ming's words won the applause of the scholars present. As Qingji's son, Gongzi Xun is rarely beaten, but he has also been beaten.

He can't forget the picture of being hung up and beaten by Qingji when he went up to the tree to dig birds' eggs when he was a child and abandoned his studies......

"If the elder doesn't do it lightly or heavily, and beats people to death, what can I do?"

"The big rod goes, and the little rod receives. Don't just go along with it! Gongzi Xun thought for a while, and couldn't come up with any reason to refute Zuo Qiu Ming, so he bowed to Zuo Qiu Ming and bowed, and then secretly withdrew.

Still, Lick was not convinced.

"Treat children and grandchildren, respect for the elders can be small punishments and big precepts, if the sticks are added, it is equivalent to family law lynching! I, Great Wu, will never tolerate the existence of such family lynching! Li Ke said loudly: "If the discipline is still not strict, it is the responsibility of parents and teachers!" ”

"Hmph, Li Zi's words are wrong." Zuo Qiu Ming shook his head and said: "Children are by nature, and they don't know the dangers of the world. If oral education is enough, how can it be deterrent? If Wu invades the princes of other countries, is it feasible to use the royal road only? ”

"Ah, this ......" has risen to this kind of thing, and Li Ke doesn't dare to tell Zuo Qiu Ming anymore. After all, Wu Guo's consistent approach is

"If the royal road is not good, then take the military road." The child is still young, just give it a beating.

"King, look at ......" Deng Xi, Bo Yu, Kong Qiu and other ministers all set their eyes on Qingji.

"All the debates for today, the votes are proposed, and the second and third sons will vote to decide."

"No!" Qingji's approach made Confucian ministers such as Kong Qiu, Zeng Dian, and Yan Hui, as well as the scholars of the Jixia School Palace, very approving and excited.

This shows that scholars have the right to participate in politics and politics, as well as the right to vote! In matters of state affairs and the formulation of laws, scholars have the right to decide...... Of course, it's a kind of thing

"Illusion". Legislative power, this is the supreme power, and it is impossible to hand it over to others. Wu State Moves Toward a Democratic Republic in Advance?

That's a dream!